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Black and White Photography For Sale
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'Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Evening Dress' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio silver gelatin fibre print. Jean Shrimpton modelling a dress, John French (1907-66), England, 1961 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Silver Shoes, 1993
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 25 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man Ray, Échiquier Surréaliste: 1934/1991, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976) Échiquier Surréaliste (Surrealist Checkerboard), 1934/1991 Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (later print) Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.7 cm Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve...
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20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tina Turner at hungry-i, San Francisco, 1967
Located in Westwood, NJ
A very special Platinum Palladium artist proof (AP) print of Tina Turner performing at the Hungry-i in San Francisco on November 23rd 1967 which was to became the cover of Rolling S...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Gelatin silver print of Pat Cleveland Doing Handstand in Montauk by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Boston Terrier Dog by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Pat Cleveland in Montauk by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938) From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum" Self published by artist in 1975/1976, Limited edition of 50 Hand signed in pencil by artist. Acc...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Screen

Gelatin silver print of Tire in Sand by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Pat Cleveland in Montauk by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Dishes in Kitchen Sink by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Bedroom with Floral Bedspread by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Wood Board Wall by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bert Hardy Gorbals Boys 1948 - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images Archive London) Possibly Bert Hardy's most famous image. Two boys in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers. Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate. The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room, 30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap. By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920. Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948 Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20 x 16'' inches / 51 x 41 cm Printed 2024 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Limited edition issued and stamped on front by the Getty Archive London Edition size 300 only NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 8'' 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957. Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer, later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion. General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950. Picture Post and World War II In 1941, Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post. Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million. Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ri...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used t...
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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Platinum Palladium print over silver, Limited Edition, Still-life - Brighton 27
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Brighton 27 - Platinum Palladium print over silver on vellum paper - Edition 1 of 8 , plus 2 AP ( size 1 ) An old Harley Davidson motorcycle in front of a gas station garage in Br...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver, Platinum

Fence, White Mountains Arizona
Located in Carmel, CA
This minimalist photograph is corner mounted, hand printed silver gelatin toned photograph. Framed to match the mood in off white wood frame with museum glass. Wood frame has some d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

ATO>MIC #10, Unique Silver Luminogram Print, Abstract geometry in warm tones
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #10, 2020 Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Framed: custom made frame with anti-reflective art glass Print size: 23 x 18 cm Framed: 38 x 35.5 cm Unique Series: ATO>MIC Signed and dated in pencil on print's verso Certificate of Authenticity provided "At first glance the viewer may only see geometric spherical shapes with added lines and rectangles on tea toned Silver Gelatin paper. "The supremacy of pure artistic feeling" rather than the visual depiction of objects assign to the art movement of Suprematism comes to one's mind. Similarly, like a giant of abstract art Kasimir Malevich, Jackson wants the viewer to look further, deeper than one might usually. The feeling of 'sensation' of the ATO>MIC prints, the sharpness of the forms, the intensity defying its size to condensed 9 x 7 inches' paper, make it all the more dramatic to look at. It takes the viewer to another level of fantastical world of creation." Beyond these flat forms of two dimensional ‘lumino-graphic’ works on paper, the purest form of photography (‘light drawing’) lays a visible path to three-dimensional imaginary world, realised in precise composition, rhythm and warm earthy tones of these works. It’s up to the viewer to decide what they prefer to see and take with them. As Wassily Kandinsky once said; “Imagination is what allows your mind to discover.” About the Artist: Michael G...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Photogram

USS Roosevelt, New York Navy Day 1945, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The USS Roosevelt aircraft carriers on the Hudson River, New York, during Navy Day...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Framed black&white Unique Silver Gelatin Print "Divide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black and white unique gelatin silver print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in black frame. Betsy Kenyon’s work is a merging of different processes; using darkroom technique...
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nina Simone, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
By the time she was photographed by Jack Robinson on October 30, 1969, few singers had fused gospel and pop with classical music as successfully as Nina Simone. Born as Eunice Kathl...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Framed black&white Unique Silver Gelatin Print "Pull"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black and white unique silver gelatin print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in white frame. Betsy Kenyon’s work is a merging of different processes; using darkroom technique...
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Framed black&white Unique Silver Gelatin Print "Orbit Inner"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black and white unique gelatin silver print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in white frame, textured cracks on the paper bring 3-dimensionality to the work. Betsy Kenyon’s w...
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tina Turner "Wild Child", Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Tina Turner, born as Anna Mae Bullock, began singing professionally as a teenager after meeting the established performer Ike Turner. At twenty, she stood in for a singer who failed to show for a recording session, and her rendering of “A Fool in Love” in 1960 reached number two in the Top 30 chart. Anna Mae was now Tina, and the name of the act was the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. With hits such as “River Deep and Mountain High,” and “Proud Mary,” they regularly appeared in the music charts and on concert stages as they ascended to stardom. Jack Robinson photographed Tina...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Cybill Shepherd, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Cybill Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and after winning a beauty pageant, became an enormously successful model. Shepherd had an All-America...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Warren Beatty dropped out of Northwestern University to study acting with Stella Adler. He made his film debut in Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961). In 1967, Beatty teamed ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, 1925, French n...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Wilhelmina Cooper, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Supermodel Wilhelmina Cooper, born Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Behmenburg, began her illustrious career as a model signed to top agency Ford Models. In...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Warren Beatty dropped out of Northwestern University to study acting with Stella Adler. He made his film debut in Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961). In 1967, Beatty teamed ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Warren Beatty dropped out of Northwestern University to study acting with Stella Adler. He made his film debut in Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961). In 1967, Beatty teamed ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Isabella Albonico, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Born in Florence in 1937, Isabella Albonico began modeling in Europe when she was 15, and arrived in New York in 1957. The brown-haired, brown-eyed, Isabella worked often with Jack, ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

The Who, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
The Who, one of the greatest rock bands of all time, began in 1964 and, when photographed on June 5, 1969, had just released their landmark rock opera Tommy. In a “People Are Talkin...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hats on the Beach, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
"Hats on the Beach." This fashion photograph features two models playing checkers on the beach in coordinating swimsuits and monochrome hats. Robinson was a fr...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hubert de Givenchy, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Fashion designer and aristocrat Hubert de Givenchy, technically Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, prepares his models for an upcoming sh...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Audubon Park Swimming Pool, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Originally a graphic artist, he picked up the camera in New Orleans, honed his craft there photographing his life, friends, and street scenes, and eventually decided to pursue a care...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elliott Gould, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
In a session for Vogue, Jack photographed Elliott Gould, a Brooklyn-born actor who had reached Hollywood via Broadway. During the run of the musical I C...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Marisa Berenson, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Marisa Berenson, was related on her mother’s side to the great couturier Schiaparelli and through her father to the distinguished art historian Bernard Berenson. A celebrated fashion...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Baby Jane" Holzer, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Model, actor, producer, and Warhol superstar Jane Holzer, born as Jane Bruckenfeld and also known as Baby Jane Holzer, made regular appearances in Vogue throughout the mid-sixties. ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Lingerie Shop, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack captured his own reflection against a lingerie display in New York in the mid 1960s. The window advertises the "luau sarong set for cruises," the "Happy Days are Here Again" lace set...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Lily Tomlin, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Writer and performer Lily Tomlin made her name in the NBC comedy show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In as Ernestine, the telephone operator with an answer for e...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

The Decorative Art Exhibition 1925 in Paris, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, 1925, a view from the River Seine. Feature...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Two Wild Horses Rearing Up on Sable Island, Equestrian, Iconic Photograph
Located in US
"The Dance" This award-winning print features a stallion protecting his band from others by defending his family. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Projected Specimen - Goose
Located in Seoul, KR
About PROJECTED SPECIMEN Series … in Projected Specimen series (2014), Han positions multiple screens placed around the exhibition space showing the shadows of a dog, rabbit, deer, e...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital

Paris, The Parc Monceau Public Garden, 1926 - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, The Parc Monceau public garden, 20th June 1926. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed. Press Photography. Press Agency: Anonymous. Photographer: Anonymous. Title: Paris, The Parc Monceau public garden, June 20th, 1926. View of the Roman colonnades in the garden. Provenance: Private collection. Image Size: 4.57 in. high (11.6 cm) x 6.22 in. wide (15.8 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 x 13 mat. The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 x 13 in.) that fits a standard-sized frame. No ink stamp, no legend. (The last picture shows you the Parc and the Roman colonnades as it is today). About: Parc Monceau is a public park located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony, and Rue Georges...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1927 International Autumn Fair in Lyon France Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, The International Autumn Fair in Lyon, France, 19th of March 1927. A view of the parking lot at the International Autum...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Solovki, White Sea, Russia (Village winter scene, people on horseback)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Emmitt Johnson
Located in New Orleans, LA
George Valentine Dureau (1930 - 2014) was active/lived in Louisiana. George Dureau is known for Male nude figure, genre, portrait.
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cape Cross - Hoof, Horseshoe, Stallion - Equine detail, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Cape Cross, ‘Hoof’, 2001 by John Reardon Edition of 2/7 Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass This pie...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Wood Panel, Wood, Glass, Photographic Paper, Archival P...

Bold Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Horizontal, Black and White
Located in US
"Untitled 32" A young Suri boy displays the confidence prevalent in his tribe. Jewelry and ornamentation is an important part of his culture, and he takes great pride in wearing his...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Xaar - Tail, Stallion Detail horse abstract, Silver Gelatin Print on Aluminium
Located in London, GB
Xaar, ‘Tail', 2001 by John Reardon Edition of 7 (2/7) Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass This piece...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Film, ...

Naomi Campbell, Paul Rowland Vintage Portrait Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul Rowland- He is the one, that everybody knows about, Paul Rowland. A genius in the modeling industry, president of Ford Models New York, owner of Women Model Management & Supreme Management and photographer. Paul Rowland has more, than 20 years experiences in the industry. Paul Rowland was born in Arkansas in the USA. He left his home town and moved to New York City with the dream to become a painter. Not long after this he founded Women Management and Supreme Models. Paul Rowland founded Women Management in 1989. In his more than 15 years of professional experience, he has made transformation from model to founder of his own agency, and is credited for establishing a unique roster of talent known for personality and accessibility previously unseen in the business. He participated in the exhibition at Art Basel in 2008 In Fashion Photo features an exclusive collection of more than 250 contemporary works of photographic art by more than 35 of the world‟s leading icons in fashion photography. Representing more than 15 countries in five continents, some of the most globally esteemed names from the fashion photo world exhibited their work, including Slim Aarons, Miles Aldridge, Olivia Beasley, Michael Dweck, Arthur Elgort, Charles Frèger, Erwan Frotin, Alice Hawkins, Steve Hiett...
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1990s Post-Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

RON GALELLA - Michael Jackson &Muhammad Ali and wife, Veronica Parker Ali 1977
Located in PARIS, FR
NUMEBERED 4/15 , CAPTIONNED , SIGNED ON THE BACK BY RON GALELLA DURING HIS LIFETIME Ronald Edward Galella, known as Ron Galella, born January 10, 1931 in New York and died April 30,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver

Burt Lancaster, Vintage 1973 Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Photographic Subject: Hollywood actor Medium: Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print Surface: Photographic Paper Country: United States Fred W. McDarrah, 1926-2007 Veteran Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland and Marc Asnin. His mailbox was simply marked "McPhoto." An exhibit of McDarrah’s photos of artists presented by the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea was hailed by The New York Times as “a visual encyclopedia of the era’s cultural scene.” artists in their studios, (Alice Neel, Philip Guston, Stuart Davis, Robert Smithson, Jasper Johns, Franz Kline), actors (Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro on the set of “Taxi Driver”), musicians (Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan) and documentary images of early happenings and performances (Yayoi Kusama, Charlotte Moorman, Al Hansen...
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1970s American Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tyler Shields - Match Silhouette, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Match Silhouette Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist P...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Paper, C Print

Construction on Blvd Haussmann, Paris 1926 - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A construction site on The Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, France, June 19, 1926. A view of the Boulevard Haussmann in Pa...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Building Construction Site in Paris, 1927 - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A building construction site in Paris, France, March 1927. A Haussmann building in Paris undergoing a major renovation ...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.

The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.

Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.

Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.

Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.

Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.

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